whap

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verb (1)

variant spelling of whop

transitive verb

1

: to pull or whip out

2

a

: beat, strike

b

: to defeat totally

whop

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verb (2)

ˈ(h)wäp 

variants or whap

whopped or whapped; whopping or whapping

transitive verb

1

: to pull or whip out

2

a

: beat, strike

b

: to defeat totally

whop

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noun

variants or less commonly whap

: a heavy blow : thump

Synonyms of whap

Verb (2)

• whip
• overcome
• bomb
• bury
• cream
• upset
• throw
• master
• beat
• flatten
• whup
• rout
• whomp
• smother
• dust
• smoke
• skin
• take
• top
• thrash
• paste

Noun

• blow
• thump
• slap
• knock
• whack
• punch
• thud
• hit
• smack
• pound
• lick
• swipe
• spank
• stroke
• bang
• poke
• beat
• clap
• slam

Examples of whap in a Sentence

Verb (2)

despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again

maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings

Noun

the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

By the end of the case, the patient’s pheochromocytoma had been removed, my knuckles were bloodied, and my thoughts of being a surgeon had been whapped out of me. — Abraham Nussbaum, STAT, 6 Aug. 2024

But in the sixth, the Marlins eked out another run, and in the seventh, pinch-hitter Jorge Soler whapped a two-out, two-run homer to dead center to put Miami ahead. — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Verb (2)

Middle English whappen, alteration of wappen to throw violently

First Known Use

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above